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About Sterling Parker Rounds
From a Rounds family genealogy on the Internet:
In his early teens Sterling Parker Rounds began working for the Southport American at Southport (now Kenosha) Wisc.
Later he was the foreman of the Wisconsin printing office at Madison Wisc. Mananged and/or owned printing offices in Milwaukee and Racine Wisconsin, and in Buffalo, N.Y.
In 1851 he settled in Chicago, Ill. where he founded a printers' warehouse known as ROUNDS PRINTERS SUPPLY HOUSE (175 East Monroe St. Chicago).
By 1858 he was associated with James J. Langdon to form ROUNDS & LANGDON, publishers of ROUNDS' MONTHLY PRINTERS' CABINET, and operated a printers warehouse, electrotype foundry and type foundry depot. He was a soldier during the Civil War (dates unknown) spending most of his time in Missouri.
After discharge, he may have accompanied his brother Horace to the Colorado Gold Rush.
Although Republican in politics, he was appinted U.S. Public Printer by Democratic President Grover Cleveland in 1881 and served in that capacity until 1885.
He moved on to Omaha, Nebraska where he was associated with the newspaper REPUBLICAN until his death in 1887. At unknown dates he owned and/or managed Salt Lake City Utah, and Denver, Colorado newspapers.
With his wife, Martha A. Dustin (1834-1917) he was the father of 7 children:
Edward Lester - Feb 23, 1852 - Oct. 9, 1879
Kitty - May 13, 1854 - May 17, 1941 married Charles H. Smith
Sterling Parker II - May 14, 1857 - Sept 19, 1878 married Grace Tower
Harry - Nov 18, 1859 - Dec. 4, 1859
Horace William - Dec. 25, 1859 - Aug. 9, 1903
Mae - May 18, 1854- Feb 8, 1868 Married Otamar H. Rothacker. At the time of their marriage, Otamar owned the OMAHA REPUBLICAN.
George Washington Rounds Jan 31, 1867-Sept. 28, 1895
George was a gifted pianist and it is believed spent some time in the eastern U.S. and some months in France and/or Italy studying piano. He was almost a child prodigy and whould have reached more than moderate heights as a pianist had he not died at 28 years.
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Sterling Parker Rounds's Timeline
| 1828 |
June 27, 1828
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Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States
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| 1853 |
May 13, 1853
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| 1857 |
November 18, 1857
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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| 1860 |
December 25, 1860
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Illinois, United States
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| 1887 |
December 17, 1887
Age 59
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Nebraska, United States
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